Granada Finca Market in time for the holidays

By:Melissa Goldsberry | November 8, 2012

The holidays are quickly approaching and it’s time again to taste the great selection of homemade items available at your monthly Finca Market in Granada. On Sunday, Nov. 11, Hotel La Bocona will host a variety of vendors and their products. The market starts at 10 a.m. and runs until noon. While free samples are plentiful, they do run out fast so come early to stock up on all your favorites.

You can count on your regular vendors to carry artisan breads, organic vegetables, quality stuffed sausages, and herbal supplements. We will have a few new vendors this month with organic free-range chicken and organic eggplant, more of those delicious chocolate cupcakes for which Tasha’s Designs is famous, and Real Xalteva will have a selection of their sinful desserts.

November’s market will have more choices for customers that crave homemade meats. Casa Pelon will be back with whole hams, Pyramid Meats has a new smoker built and will have some new items on their table, and QQP has added an authentic corned beef and a mild Barcelona-style link sausage to their established line of deli products. One vendor will also have a large selection of English-language comic books that are in great condition, just in time for your holiday gift list.

Several vendors will be taking orders for your holiday party needs, so come early, come hungry, and come ready to have a good time at your once-a-month Granada Finca Market. The Hotel La Bocona is located on Calle La Libertad, just 2 blocks West of Parque Central.

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